Students will have vocabulary quizzes every other week. Please help you child study these words at home. Suggested Activities:
Set aside a small window of time to talk about the words (at the dinner table, driving in the car, etc.)
See how many of this week's vocabulary words can be used in conversation.
Use strips of paper to create a sentence using each vocabulary word. Cut the sentence apart, mix them up, and see if your child can build the sentence again.
Use strips of paper to write the definition of each vocabulary word. Cut the sentences apart, mix them up, and see if your child can build the sentence again.
It is helpful if the student prepares the sentence and definition strips. April 8, 2013 1. Decimal-only shows part of a number. This includes a decimal point. 2. Estimate- an answer that should be close to an exact answer. 3. Denominator- the bottom number in a fraction; tells you how many equal parts or sets there are.
4. Fraction- names part of a whole or part of a collection. 5. Mixed Numbers- a number that contains a whole number and a fraction.
6. Whole- "the ONE";a collection or a set. 7. Numerator- the top number in a fraction; tells you how many parts are shaded, included, or considered.
8. Equivalent Fractions- two fractions that are equal.
January 7, 2013Practice with Online Flash Cards 1. Border-a line that divides on state or country from another 2. Title- words at the top of a map that describe what it shows 3. Symbol- a shape, line or color on a map that stands for something else 4. Key (legend)- a box in which all symbols on a map are explained 5. Compass Rose- a pointer that shows which directions on a map are north, south, east, and west 6. Landform- types of land on the Earth’s surface, such as mountains, plains, or desserts 7. Bodies of Water- oceans, gulfs, rivers, lakes, and so on 8. Natural Features- landforms or bodies of water that are not made by humans
December 11, 2012Practice with Online Flash Cards 1. Volume- the loudness of a sound 2. Pitch- how high or low a sound is 3. Sound Receiver- something that detects sound 4. Sound Source- an object or material that vibrates in a way that makes sound 5. Sound Discrimination- the ability to identify sounds a s different from one another 6. Vibration- a rapid back-and-forth motion 7. Amplify- to make a sound louder 8. Tension- the degree to which a material has been stretched
November 26, 2012 Practice with Online Flash Cards 1. Product- the answer to a multiplication problem 2. Factor- any of the numbers that are multiplied to find a product 3. Quotient- the answer to an division problem 4. Divisor- the number by which another is to be divided 5. Dividend- the number that is to be divided by another number 6. Turn-around Rule- the rule that says, :Numbers have the same product when they are multiplied in reverse order." 7. Inverse Operations- opposite operations that are related to each other in a fact family- example: multiplication & division 8. Variable- a letter or symbol that stands for a missing number in a math equation
October 29, 2012Practice with Online Flash Cards A noun is a person, place, or thing 1. Common Noun- a noun that names general places, things, or people 2. Proper Noun- a noun that names specific places, things, or people 3. Singular Noun- a noun that names one person, place, or thing. 4. Plural Noun- a noun that names more than one person, place, or thing. 5. Possessive Noun- a noun that shows that someone or something owns an item. 6. Adjective- a word that describes a noun. 7. Pronoun-a word that takes the place of a noun. 8. Verb-an action word.
- Set aside a small window of time to talk about the words (at the dinner table, driving in the car, etc.)
- See how many of this week's vocabulary words can be used in conversation.
- Use strips of paper to create a sentence using each vocabulary word. Cut the sentence apart, mix them up, and see if your child can build the sentence again.
- Use strips of paper to write the definition of each vocabulary word. Cut the sentences apart, mix them up, and see if your child can build the sentence again.
It is helpful if the student prepares the sentence and definition strips.April 8, 2013
1. Decimal-only shows part of a number. This includes a decimal point.
2. Estimate- an answer that should be close to an exact answer.
3. Denominator- the bottom number in a fraction; tells you how many equal parts or sets there are.
4. Fraction- names part of a whole or part of a collection.
5. Mixed Numbers- a number that contains a whole number and a fraction.
6. Whole- "the ONE";a collection or a set.
7. Numerator- the top number in a fraction; tells you how many parts are shaded, included, or considered.
8. Equivalent Fractions- two fractions that are equal.
January 7, 2013 Practice with Online Flash Cards
1. Border-a line that divides on state or country from another
2. Title- words at the top of a map that describe what it shows
3. Symbol- a shape, line or color on a map that stands for something else
4. Key (legend)- a box in which all symbols on a map are explained
5. Compass Rose- a pointer that shows which directions on a map are north, south, east, and west
6. Landform- types of land on the Earth’s surface, such as mountains, plains, or desserts
7. Bodies of Water- oceans, gulfs, rivers, lakes, and so on
8. Natural Features- landforms or bodies of water that are not made by humans
December 11, 2012 Practice with Online Flash Cards
1. Volume- the loudness of a sound
2. Pitch- how high or low a sound is
3. Sound Receiver- something that detects sound
4. Sound Source- an object or material that vibrates in a way that makes sound
5. Sound Discrimination- the ability to identify sounds a s different from one another
6. Vibration- a rapid back-and-forth motion
7. Amplify- to make a sound louder
8. Tension- the degree to which a material has been stretched
November 26, 2012 Practice with Online Flash Cards
1. Product- the answer to a multiplication problem
2. Factor- any of the numbers that are multiplied to find a product
3. Quotient- the answer to an division problem
4. Divisor- the number by which another is to be divided
5. Dividend- the number that is to be divided by another number
6. Turn-around Rule- the rule that says, :Numbers have the same product when they are multiplied in reverse order."
7. Inverse Operations- opposite operations that are related to each other in a fact family- example: multiplication & division
8. Variable- a letter or symbol that stands for a missing number in a math equation
October 29, 2012 Practice with Online Flash Cards
A noun is a person, place, or thing
1. Common Noun- a noun that names general places, things, or people
2. Proper Noun- a noun that names specific places, things, or people
3. Singular Noun- a noun that names one person, place, or thing.
4. Plural Noun- a noun that names more than one person, place, or thing.
5. Possessive Noun- a noun that shows that someone or something owns an item.
6. Adjective- a word that describes a noun.
7. Pronoun-a word that takes the place of a noun.
8. Verb-an action word.
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